Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

E. Meglemrie's
Have you read the ad. of S. s. Burling
in this weeks paper?
Our merchants are beginning to pre-
pare for the holiday trade.
Big preparations are being made by the
Colby Dramatic Club for Christmas.
The storm of Saturday last delayed the
, Oakley train until Sunday afternoon.
Anyone wishing coal can have the same
On leaving their order with J.E. Meglem-
RE.
j. ". Gilmore is putting up an ice
house on the VanCleave claim north of
the city.
Plastering and finishing is the order in
ent writing.
A fine Thanksgiving dinner was spread
at the O'Pelt Hotel on the oath, and ma
ny of our citizens dined there
A paper that resists the action of both
ii
ed in Germany by Herr Ladewigg.
A very pleasant party was given by
Miss Belle Johns a. the residence of Mr..
J. B. Morrison on Tuesday evening last.
FL. Casterline. one of the attaches of
this paper. has organized class in stem
ography, which will begin work next
week.
The fair given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian church on Tuesday of last
week was an enjoyable and successful
affair in every way.
L. L. French, cashier of the State Bank,
is again at his post. Mr.. French has
moved with his family into town, where
he will reside during the winter.
The members of the Colby Dramatic
Club are hard at work on the play "The
Turn of the Tide" which they will pro-
duce in the Armory sometime during hol
iday week.
The ball given by the X. P. Lodge of
Colby on Thanksgiving night was sue
cessful and pleasant affair. The organi-
zation will give numerous affairs of the
kind during the season.
Miss Hattie DERRICK, one of our sue
cessful school teachers, was quite i'll for
several days lately. During her absence
from tho school room her place was Oc-
ID C,,1
Our stock of dress goods
and trimmings is complete, and
and prices lower than ever.
B. ]. WOODRUFF.
Herr Most, the most outrageous of all
anarchists alive to day, is on trial for an
incendiary speech in New York. 1t is to
be hoped that he will get his just des-
erts.-LATER.--Herr Most was found
guilty by the jury trying him.
News was received this week that the
contest matter on the VanCleave claim
had been decided by the local land Office
in Oberlin in favor of VanCleave and
against the contestant, Mrs. Mary Nor
gan 1t is not known yet whether an
appeal will be taken or not.
We would respectfully suggest to the
Colby Dramatic Club that the introduce
ton in their next entertainment of vocal
music would be an interesting feature.
Among the members of that club are
some fine vocalists, male and female, and
we trust that our suggestion may not
pass unnOticed.
MARRIED.-At the NJ. E. Parsonage
farm, II miles southwest of Colby, Hen
~ Franklin, of Colby, Kan. to Miss
Laura A. Callahan. of Mortified, Kan,
on Nov "a, 1887, by Rev. S. R. Fergu-
son, pastor NJ. E. chnrch, Colby, Kan.
This is happy couple, and our wish is
that their pathway of life may be strewn
with flowers of peace and joy.
While unloading some horses from the
train on Friday last, one of them slipped,
and falling, broke his leg. The own
err of the horse, whose name we were un-
able to learn, gave the animal to Lon
Walker. Lon strapped the horse up and
set his leg, and the limb seems to be
healing all right If Lon gets the horse
cured he will have valuable animal for
his pains.
On last Friday small blizzard struck
this county, and continued until noon |
Saturday, when in the evening the tenn
perature changed cold. and on Sunday |
morning the thermometer registered 2Oo
below zero About two inches of snow
fell. So far as we can learn, no particu-
lar distress was felt in this county by the |
settlers, nor have there been any losses
of stock This was the leavlngs of the
violent storm which swept over northern
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska
last week.